Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1) To
qualify for state aid without penalty a school district shall provide at least
the number of hours of pupil instruction in each school year as required under
section 101 of 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1701.
(2) A district may count time toward the
minimum pupil instructional hour requirement in a particular building, program,
or grade level, without penalty, if all of the following are met:
(a) Pupils and certificated teacher or
teachers are present and engaged in instruction.
(b) Instruction is scheduled and available
for the entire pupil membership in a particular building, program, or grade
level.
(c) The course generates
credit toward the pupil's high school diploma or grade progression. Subrules
3(b) to 3(h) of this rule are exempt from this requirement. In addition, a
pupil enrolled in and attending a high school and a postsecondary institution
who elects not to earn high school credit for the postsecondary course is
exempt from this requirement.
(3) A district may also count time toward the
minimum pupil instructional hour requirement in a particular building, program,
or grade level, without penalty, for any of the following:
(a) Instructional time that is part of a
junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) program in grades 7 to 12
pursuant to section 101(7) of 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1701(7).
(b) A non-subject course such as seminar,
achievement hour, or focused instructional time that is academic in nature and
includes activities such as tutoring, mentoring, or advising, with a pupil to
teacher ratio that is within the range of the regular academic courses for the
building, but not greater that 35 pupils to 1 teacher.
(c) A homeroom that is not a study hall if it
is not more than 15 minutes in length, including passing time.
(d) Not more than 2 study hall periods if
supervised by a certificated teacher and the district provides at least 90
additional hours of pupil instruction than the number of hours of pupil
instruction required under section 101 of 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1701.
(e) A maximum of 30 minutes per day of
passing time between class periods unless the building administrator
demonstrates the need for additional passage time. Passing time to the first
class period and from the last class period shall not be counted. Only 1
passing time to or from lunch may be counted.
(f) The breakfast period and lunch period
shall not be counted.
(g) Recess of
a reasonable duration may be counted if supervised by a certificated teacher.
Passing time to or from the bus at the beginning or end of the school day shall
not be counted for recess. The total number of minutes of recess that may be
counted if supervised by a certificated teacher shall not exceed 30 minutes
each school day.
(h) Travel time
may be counted pursuant to
R
340.10a.
(4) A pupil who has completed graduation
requirements shall be deemed to have complied with this rule for the hours of
instruction scheduled after completing the graduation requirements for the
school year in which the graduation requirements are met.
